Catch for bag frames



June 19, 1928.

F. GOERTZ CATCH FOR BAG FRAMES Filed April 1, 1927 INVENTOR. Fre Jerick G ar? ATTORNEY to the expense 0 Patented June 19, 1928.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FREDERICK GOERTZ, OF SOUTH ORANGE, NEW JERSEY ASSIGNOR TO AUGUST GOERTZ l & 00., A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

CATCH FOR BAG FRAMES.

Application filed April 1,

This invention relates, generally, to improvements in catches for bag-frames, purse frames and similar articles.

In the manufacture of bag and purse frames, on a quantity production basis, the frame structure per se is subject to but little or no variation from standardized sizes and designs, but it is frequently desirable to provide several differentdesigns of catch devices for selective use with such frames. Heretofore it has been necessary to provide several different and complete assemblies of catch devices, which while the ornamental cap elements thereof are varied in shape and design, involve no radical change as to mechanical structure or mode of operation. This latter ractice adds considerably f producing the complete frames, since it requires the furnishing and maintenance of several complete sets of tools or dies for producing each style of catch device assembly. It is, therefore, the objectof this invention to'provide a novel construction of catch device in which the base and operative mechanical elements are standardized, but so constructed as to interchangeably or selectively receive the attachment of any one of a number of different designs or shapes of ornamental cap elements, all to the end that the same tools or dies may be utilized to produce the base and operative elements of the catch device, and the only additional tools or dies required are those for making the various designs of cap elements. In this way the number of tools or dies required is considerably reduced, and a considerable economy effected in the production of the bag-frames furnished with the de sired designs of ornamental cap element.

Other objects of this invention, not at this time more particularly enumerated, will be clearly understood from the following detailed description of the same.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure l is a fragmentary front face view of a bag-frame equipped with a catch device made according to and embodying the principles of this invention; Figure 2 is a fragmentary rear face view of the same; Figure 3 is a transverse section through the same, taken on line 33 in said Figure 1; Figure 4 is a top face view of a standardized catch base according to this invention; Figure 5 is a bottom face view of the same; Figure .6

1927. Serial No. 180,099.

and Figure 11 is a transverse section on an enlarged scale, taken on line 11-11 in F igure 8.

Similar characters of reference-are employed in all of the hereinabove described views, to indicate corresponding parts;

Referrlng now to said drawings, the reference character 1 indicates one frame section and 2 the cooperating frame-section,

these frame sections being hinged together so as to close one upon the other in the usual manner familiar to those skilled in the art. Ordinarily these frame sections are of substantially U-shape in cross section.

The frame-section l is provided with a spring tensioned yieldable catch-device which is separably engageable with a catch nosing 3 riveted to the opposite frame section 2, to normally hold said sections closed one upon the other. The catch-device and cooperating catch nosing are usually centrally located on the frame sections.

In one form of the novel construction'of a catch-device contemplated by this invention, the same comprises a base-plate 4' preferably formed of one piece of flat stock or sheetmetal having at its central rearward margin a member which is bent downwardly and then upwardly upon itself to provide downwardly projecting longitudinally aligned hinge loops or ears 5 terminating at their upper ends in an upstanding back-plate 6 disposed at substantially right angles to the plane of said base-plate 4. The rear edge of said base-plate 4 from which the hinge loops and back-plate formationsprings is preferably indented, as at 7, so that the outer or rearward face of said back-plate 6 is disposed flush with the rear margin of said base plate. Integrally formed with the base-plate 4, so as to extend forwardly from the central portion thereof, is a lip member 8 having its free endportion 9 doubled under and back upon itself, and shaped. to prov de a down ardly owed abutment 10 to engage over the catch-nosing 3 when the frames are closed. Formed in the body of said lip-member 8 in alignment with the forward margin of said base-plate are longitudinally spaced slots 11, the purpose of which will be subsequently referred to. If desired, the body of the base-plate may be cut away to provide a clearance opening 12 alignable with the catch-nosing 3 when the f allies are closed and the catchdevice is engaged with the catch-nosing.

The reference character 13 indicates an ornamental cap-element. The said cap-element is in the form of a hollow shell stamped out of sheet metal, so as to provide a peripheral skirt or flange 14. The free edge of the front face of said skirt or flange ll is indented, as at 15, so that when assembled with the base-plate 4 it will straddle the lip-member 8 of the latter, and depending from said indented edge 15,. in suitably spaced apart relation are riveting or clinching lugs 16.

To assemble the cap element 13, the same is engaged over the base-plate 4' so that the back-plate 6 of the latter enters the interior of said cap-element to abut against the inner side of the rear-wall of the skirt or flange 14;. while the lugs 16 are caused to project downwardly through the slots 11. hen the parts are thus assembled, the free ends of said lugs 16 are riveted over upon the underside of the base-plate 4, and the abutting back-plate 6 is soldered to the rear wall of said skirt or flange 14, thus firmly and imniovably uniting the cap-element with the base-plate t, with the skirt or flange 14- oil the former surrounding and concealing the edge of the latter, so that the visual eflect of a one-piece construction is obtained.

Itwill be obvious that the contour and design of said cap elementmay be subject to considerable variation to produce a variety of ornamental effects and yet permit of the assembling thereof with the standardized base-plate in the manner above described. In this way any one of several designs may be utilized in all of which the same baseplate with its mechanically operative or functioning parts may be used.

'lo"*"operatively assemble the novel catchdevice with the frame-sections, the frame section 1 is provided in its upper side or top with spaced openings 17 through which the hinge loops or ears of-the base-plate at are inserted to dispose their free ends within the interior of said frame section. When thus arranged a. combined tensioning and pivoting spring 18, which is housed in the interior of the frame section 1, is engaged through the hinge-loops or ears 5, as shown in Figure 3. The spring 18 by its tension yieldably thrusts or swings the baSe pIate 4: downwardly toward the frame-section 2 to cause its abutment to engage over the therein a modified form of standardized catch-device base-plate and interchangeiihle ornamental cap-element therefor. In this modification the base-plate is prmluced in the form of: a hollow-shell 1t) having in connection with its top-wall a longitiulinally extending depressed seat or socket 20. The. front face portion of the skirt or flange 2] of said shell provides a lip engageable with the catch-nosing of one frame member, while the rear face portion of the skirt or flange 21 is provided with a downward extension doubled upon itself to provide the hinge loops or ears 22 for operatively mounting the base-plate on the other framemember in substantially the same manner as already above described.

In the modified form of catch-device the ornamental cap-element may comprise a metal plate of any desired outline configuration or design, the same having a baseportion 24 receivable in the salt or socket Q0 of the base-plate 19. The bottom of said seat or socket is provided with longitudinally spaced perforations E25, and the base-portion 2s of the ('tLlPQlOllltIll with downwardly projectii'lg riveting lugs 26. To assemble the cap-element 22). the same is seated in said seat or socket 20 with its riveting lugs 26 extended through said perforations 25, whereupon the free ends of the former are riveted over on the underside of the base-plate or shell. as shown more particularly in Figure 1!) of the drawings. It will be apparent that varions shapes and designs of the cap element 23 may be interchangeahly employed with the standardized base-plate or shell 15), within the purpose and intent of this invention.

As some changes could be made in the above described emliodiments of my invention without departing from the scope thereof, it is intended that all matter contained in the above description or shown in the accompanying ;lrawings shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

Having thus described my invention. I claim 1. A catch-device tor hag-frames comprising a base-plate having integrally formed in connection with its rear margin depending hinge-loops and an Lip-standing back-plate to project above and substantially at right angles to said base-plate, said base-plate being further provided in connection with its front margin with a forwardly projecting lip-member having a catch-nose engaging abutment at ,its forward under side, and an ornamental cap shell engaged over said base-plate and its back-plate and united to the latter.

2. A catch-device for bag-frames, comprising a base-plate having integrally foined in connection With its rear margin depending hinge-loops and an upstanding back-plate to project above and substantially at right angles to said base-plate, said base-plate being further provided in connection With its front margin With a forwardly projecting lip-member having a catch-nose engaging abutment at its forward under side,

skirt, and the forward portion of said skirt having depending riveting lugs extending through said base-plate and riveted over against the under side of the latter.

In testimony, that I claim-the invention set forth above I have hereunto set my hand this 25th day of March, 1927.

FREDERICK GOERTZ. 

